Anthony Clifton - Wirehead <wirehead(a)retrocomputing.com> wrote:
  The ESS switches, like the 1A and so on, are VERY
computer-like. 
Well, given that an ESS *is* a computer that happens to be attached to a
switch fabric, that's not particularly surprising.  People might not be
aware, however, that the No. 1 and 1A ESSes used analog switching,
unlike the now-common 5ESS.